At PrepCom3, a dramatic last-minute deal drawn up by the EU may mark the end of the US government's control of the internet. In essence, [the EU called for] a new version of the current overseeing body ICANN and an end to the US government's overall control of the DNS. The US was scathing about the proposals, within minutes telling delegates that it "can't in any way allow any changes" that would prevent it from having overall control of the internet. Other countries, like Brazil, China, Iran and Cuba support the proposal. Brazil's ambassador outlined: "It is not a question of being anti-ICANN, it's about having a very clear and open and democratic and inclusive mechanism of overview of certain functions that today are performed by ICANN with no kind of supervision."
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Member since:I cant count the number of times I have said hi, or tried to be friendly with someone who is black, only to be snubbed because they dont want to talk to that racist cracker.. They can use any derogitory term they wish on a white person, but the second a white person calls a black person something its a hate crime, and they find themselves being sued or something. Its a huge double standard.. Because those poor black folks cant possibly be racist.. they are too oppressed.. give me a break..
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Member since:Im sure you did work hard for your degree.. But you got much better financial aid, and scholerships than any white person, just because your black. Try working 30 hours a week, and go to school full time.
The only scholarship i got was $500 from a BLACK organization. Financial aid was TAP and PELL. I got petty jobs.
Ramen noodles and campbell soup were my staples and I still kept up.
All of this was ok. The toughest thing to do is fight the perception that I (and others like myself) got a free ride that whites and others like you have.
But too many of you think that way, so I guess we'll just have to press on.
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Im sure you did work hard for your degree.. But you got much better financial aid, and scholerships than any white person, just because your black. Try working 30 hours a week, and go to school full time.
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Actually, the trick to winning a scholership is not to be black, but to learn how to spell scholarship correctly. Work an extra 5 hours next week and buy a dictionary.
Member since:As a white I don't consider myself racist. Now, everyone has a little racism in them - well prejudice, that is learned behavior from birth. Say I'm working the counter at a gas station at 1am and 3 16-20 y/o black kids come in, I might feel a little edgy. Of course, same scenario 3 white kids come in, I'm also probably edgy. Depends on if they're wearing do-rags(sp?) baggy clothes etc, attitude, and if they pronounce "that" "dat"
Anyhow I don't know about corporations giving blacks preferential treatment, but definitely I feel the effects of reverse racism (funny term there) a lot of places I go. But I guess I don't have to put up with it every day. Tough subject anyhow.
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"poor black people are 5th class citizens? wtf are you smoking.. Afirmitive action, better chances of getting a job just because of your race, the ability to be racist pricks and have no-one be offended just because of their race. Hell.. blacks are more racist tword whites than whites are tword blacks.."
Affirmative action. I hate the f...cking term.
You don't have a clue... We have to take shit from whites folks EVERY SINGLE DAY even though we contributed so much to this country.
Where are the companies giving blacks preferential treatment? WHERE?
I worked hard for both of my degrees ( physics and math) and have to hear this crap all the time from people like you.
BTW, the words are "affirmative" and "towards".
The spelling and grammar in this country is atrocious.